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Video: Picot Point Bind-Off #1
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Characteristics: slow
Difficulty: Intermediate
This is an intermediate bind-off that makes little picots along the top of your knitting.
You can make the picot points however high you want. In tutorial I show you a 2-stitch picot bind-off, with added instructions for making the bind-off pointier.
Instructions
To make a pointier or less-pointy picot, substitute the number of stitches you want in your picot for the “x” in the instructions below. In the instructions below, x=2.
- Setup: CO x sts on L needle with Knitted Cast-On.
- K1. Do not drop st off L needle.
- Place new st back on L needle. Work steps 1-2 twice.
- K1 tbl twice.
- BO 1.
- K1.
- BO 1. Work steps 5-6 three times.
- Move st back to L needle.
- Repeat steps 1-7 across.
- Cut yarn and pull through last st.
Picot Point Bind-Off #1 - Step-by-Step Photo Instructions

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More Information
Similar bind-offs to this one are the Picot Point Bind-Off #2 and the Picot Hemmed Edge Bind-Off, which both have smaller picots.
My Opinion
I don’t love this bind-off because I don’t like how long it takes, but if you want to add a little points that don’t frill this one might be a good choice.